Crime Rates at Cambridge Road, Hove, BN3 1DE

Cambridge Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 197th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cambridge Road (BN3 1DE) in the last 12 months was 128.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% higher than the Brunswick & Adelaide average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 82.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Road (BN3 1DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lansdowne Place, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lower Market Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.